Corset and brassiere



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Patented Aug. 30, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT? OFFICE WILLIAM G. WEBER, OFAURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONAL CORSET COMPANY, AURORA,ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS CORSET AND IBRASSIERE Applicationfiled January 12,

This invention relates to a combination corset and brassiere. v

The object of the invention is to produce a well fitting combinationgarment which is easy to don and is self-adjusting to the figure of thewearer.

Another object is to produce a unitary structure in which the brassiereis permanently secured to the corset, partly by stitching and partly byyielding means whereby the brassiere and corset will be independentlyself-adjustable to the figure of the wearer.

The garment is attractive in appearance, permits free movement on. thepart of the wearer without strain on the garment, and properly supportsand confines the figure.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the back of agarmentembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 shows the outside of the garment in open, spread out position.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, through theback of the garment.

In that embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, the corset isindicated as a whole at and the brassiere at 11. The corset is a sideclosing garment adapted to encircle the body of the wearer from, orslightly above, the waist line to below the hips. The corset comprises afront section which may be formed ofany desired number of panels. In thepresent embodiment it comprises three panels 12, 13, and 14, stitchedtogether, the center panel 13 being made of a plurality of pieces. Toone longitudinal side margin of the front panel 12 issecured an elasticpanel 15 and the opposite longitudinal. side margin of the front panel14is provided with fastening means for engaging cooperating fasten ingmeans 16 en a similar elastic panel 17 at I the side of the garmentopposite the panel 15. In the present embodiment the back of the corsetbetween the elastic sections 15 and 17 comprises three non-elast cpanels indicated at 18, 19 and 20, stitched to each other along.

vadjacent longitudinal margins, the panels 18 a and: 20 being alsostitch d to the elastic secupper margin of th front of the corset isde-:

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fined by the line 21 and the upper margin of the back and of the elasticsides is defined by the dotted line 22.

The brassiere 11 comprises a front member 23, the longitudinal sidemargins of which are approximately under the arms of the wearer. One ofthe side margins is provided ,with fastening means and the other hasstitched to it a back member 24. A. back member 25. is identical withthe member 24 except that it is provided with fastening means 26 forcooperatingwith the fasteners on the front section 23.

The corset and brassiere are secured together, partly by stitching andpartly by yielding means. The front 23 is stitched to the top of thecorset along the line 21. Each of the back members 24 and 25 has securedto its downwardly extending lower margin 27 toward the side of thecorset, a triangular piece of elastic fabric 28, 29, respectively, whichis stitched along its side margin to the corset body by lines ofstitches 30, 31, re spectively. These triangular elastic pieces form apart of each of the back sections of the brassiere and overlie theelastic side panels of the corset. The lower margin 27 extends upwardlyas shown, substantially in alignment with thelower edges of the elasticpieces 28, 29.

The top margins 32 of the back members 24, 25, incline downwardly towardeach other as they approach the center of the back and thelongitudinally extending, spaced apart edges 33 of said back panelsextend downwardly. from the top mar ins '32 to a point near the upperedge 22 of t e corset. At this point an elastic strip 34 is attached tothe back 24 and a similar strip 35 is attached to the back 25 bystitching. These strips extend diagonally downwardly and cross eachother at the center of the back approximately at the waist line. Thestrips are substantially parallel to the margins 27 at each side. Theirfree ends are stitched to the corset below the waist line, preferably bylongitudi- I The back members of the brassiere preferably are notattached to the corset except by means of the stitches 36 and 37 throughthe elastic strips 34 and 35, and the stitching wearer, said corsetextending waist line to below the hips,

to each back bers,

and 31 through the side margins of the elastic pieces 28 and 29.Shoulder straps 38 each have one end secured to the top of the front ofthe brassiere and the other end to the to margins 32 adjacent the edges33 of the back members.

The elastic piece 28 and strip 34 hold the back member 24 in properposition relatively to the corset and the elastic piece 29 and strip 35function similarly with respect to the back 25. The yielding material ofthe connections between the brassiere back and the corset permits freemovement of the body and arms of the wearer and provides for independentself-adjustment of the brassiere back and of the corset, relatively tothe body of the wearer. In a garment embodying the present invention theshoulder straps may normally fit snugly over the shoulders; and yetfreedom of movement is afforded without strain on the straps through theyielding means by which the brassiere is secured to the corset. Theshape and arrangement of the back sections and of the elastic connectingmeans is such that the proximate edges of the back sections 24, 25, arenormally drawn toward each other and downwardly, which makes the partsfit snugly against the back and prevents the shoulder straps fromslipping.

Changes may be made in details of construction without departing fromthe scope of my invention and I do not intendto be limited to the exactform shown and described except as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim: n

1. A combination corset and brassiere, the corset comprising anon-elastic front section, elastic side panels and a non-elastic back secured together to encircle the body of the wearer, saidcor'set extendingfrom about the waist line to below the hips, a brassire consisting of afront member and two back members, the front member stitched to thefront of the corset, a piece of elastic fabric connecting the lower partof each back member to the side of the corset and overlying said corsetelastic panels, an elastic strip secured 7 member of the brassire nearthe center back and extending diagonally downwardly toward the corsetback, and means for securing the free ends of the strips to the corsetback.

2. A combination corset and brassi'ere, the corset comprising anon-elastic front section,

elastic side panels and a non-elastic back secured together to encirclethe body of the from about the a brassiere consisting of a front memberand two back memthe front member stitched tothe front I of the corset, apiece of elastic fabric connecting the lower part of each back member tothe side of the corset and overlying said corset elastic panels, anelastic strip secured to each back member of the brassiere near thecenter back and extending diagonally toward the corset back, means forsecuring the free ends of the strips to the corset back, and shoulderstraps secured to the front of the brassire and to the upper edges ofthe tgo back members adjacent their proximate e es.

3. A combination corset and brassiere comprising a body encirclinggarment openat one side and providing connected front and back corsetand brassiere portions each having a free edge, said front portionincluding a lower corset member and an upper brassiere member, said backportion including a lower corset member and two relatively movable backbrassiere members overlying the upper portions of the back corset memberand secured to opposite sides thereof, an elastic strip securing theadjacent ends of each of the back brassiere members to the back corsetmember, and means detachably securing the free edges of the front andback corset and brassiere portions at one side of the garment.

4. A combination garment comprising a corset and brassiere, the corsetcomprising a body encircling member open at one side providing connectedfront and rear portions, a front brassiere member stitched to the frontportion of said corset adjacent the top thereof, a pair of backbrassiere members each stitched toopposite sides of the back portion ofsaid corset, said front brassiere member being further stitched to oneof said back brassire members, an elastic strip means connectingadjacent free ends of each back brassiere member to the back portion ofthe corset on each side of the center thereof, and means detachablysecuring the front and back portions of the corset and brassiere alongthe open side of the garment.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I aflix mysignature, this 8th day of January, 1931.

. WILLIAM G. WEBER.

